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by MDbus » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:38 am
Hey all,

I just took the gmat and scored a 48Q 37V which equated to a 690 on my unofficial score report. I have to admit that this score bummed me out a bit. I am currently a medical student and was told by my university that a score of 700 or higher would make me eligible for a scholarship (since I would be an MD/MBA student). I only used the official guide to study, but I got a 710 on the free practice GMAT. My question is this: How come my 48Q 37V is a 690 and every other identical score posted online is a 700. Do the section scores required to achieve a 700 change from year to year or test to test? Thanks.
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by hman768 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:29 pm
Yes, they do. Unfortunately, because of this CAT testing format sometimes the same breakdowns can vary by 10 points. You will also see that sometimes you can get more questions wrong but actually get a higher score because the questions you got right were more difficult than the ones you got wrong.